15 - What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder? Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    Comical Psychosomatic Medicine! SIGN    Episode 15     "What Is Seasonal     Affective Disorder?" [00:04] Asuna     Hi, everyone! I'm the nurse at     Yuu Mental Clinic, Nurse Asuna. [00:08] Ryou     I'm the ps— SIGN    Please Wait a Moment. [00:14] Asuna     Did you know that the name     "bikini" came about because [00:16] Asuna     nuclear bomb testing was carried     out on a place called Bikini Atoll, [00:19] Asuna     meaning it's a swimsuit as explosively     shocking as a nuclear bomb? [00:23] Ryou     Bikini trivia just took priority     over my introductio— [00:30] Asuna     So on that note, my sister is on vacation at     the beach this week, so she isn't here. [00:34] Ryou     And I don't know if it was "on that note," [00:36] Ryou     but now I know why that     forced fanservice was used. [00:38] Ryou     Now, this week's the— [00:41] [SONG] Text     Today's Theme     "Seasonal Affective Disorder"     (Seasonal Depression) [00:48] Ryou     Seasonal affective disorder     is, as the name suggests, [00:49] Ryou     when emotions are affected by the seasons. [00:52] Ryou     In English, it's abbreviated to SAD. [00:54] Asuna     Seasonal SAD-ism? [00:56] Lady     Here. Since it's summer, I'll use     a sparkler instead of a candle. [01:01] Guy     That's even sadder... [01:02] Ryou     Who wants S&M with an atmosphere like that?! SIGN    "Emotional Disorder" SIGN    "Sexuality" SIGN    "Seasonal" [01:04] Asuna     But what's an emotional disorder? [01:07] Ryou     Don't rearrange it to sound sexual! SIGN    Today's Theme     "Seasonal Affective Disorder"     (Seasonal Depression) [01:08] Ryou     Seasonal affective disorder is,     put more simply, seasonal depression. [01:13] Ryou     Basically, feeling down only     at certain times of the year is [01:16] Ryou     known broadly as seasonal affective disorder. [01:18] Asuna     Only at certain times? SIGN    Christmas SIGN    See you next year! [01:21] Guy     It's Christmas, but Santa     won't bring me a girlfriend! SIGN    Coming-of-Age Day SIGN    Want to do grown-up things? [01:25] Guy     It's Coming-of-Age Day,     but I can't do anything grown-up! SIGN    Foundation Day SIGN    King! [01:28] Guy     It's Foundation Day, but I can't form a     nation where everyone but me is female! SIGN    King! SIGN    King! SIGN    King! SIGN    King! SIGN    King! SIGN    King! SIGN    Constitution Memorial Day [01:32] Guy     It should be guaranteed by the constitution, [01:34] Guy     but I can't even have the minimal     cultural level of romance! SIGN    Greenery Day SIGN    I'm Midori! [01:37] Guy     It's Greenery Day, but I don't     have a girlfriend named Midori! SIGN    Children's Day SIGN    I'd like a child soon... [01:41] Guy     It's Children's Day, but I have     no one to make children with! SIGN    Hey, wait! SIGN    Marine Day [01:44] Guy     It's Marine Day, but I don't have     a girl in a bikini next to me! SIGN    Health and Sports Day SIGN    Let's run together! [01:47] Guy     It's Health and Sports Day, but I can't     do sports with a girl in bloomers! SIGN    Culture Day SIGN    We're just friends!! [01:50] Guy     Infidelity is culture,     but I have no one to cheat with! SIGN    For you, Master. SIGN    Labor Thanksgiving Day SIGN    Tee- hee [01:53] Guy     It's Labor Thanksgiving Day, SIGN    I'll do labor for you. [01:55] Guy     but I don't have a maid     who'll do labor for me! [02:00] Ryou     That's totally wrong!     National holidays aren't image clubs! [02:04] Ryou     There are several variations     of seasonal depression, SIGN    Winter     Depression SIGN    Summer     Depression [02:07] Ryou     but these two are the     representative patterns. [02:10] Ryou     First, summer depression. SIGN    Occurs around May through September [02:11] Ryou     Symptoms include reduced     appetite and insomnia. SIGN    Reduced     Appetite SIGN    Insomnia [02:16] Asuna     Don't we call that "summer exhaustion"? [02:19] Ryou     It is difficult to distinguish the two, [02:21] Ryou     but the difference lies in whether     you feel emotionally down or not. SIGN    Winter Depression [02:24] Ryou     Then there's winter depression. [02:25] [SONG] Text     Occurs around October through March [02:25] Ryou     Symptoms are the opposite: increased     appetite, oversleeping, etc. SIGN    Increased     Appetite SIGN    Oversleeping [02:31] Asuna     Isn't that called storing up fat so you can     sleep in a den to make it through winter? [02:34] Ryou     It's not hibernation! SIGN    Summer Depression SIGN    Winter Depression [02:36] Ryou     In either case, at a     certain time of the year, [02:38] Ryou     you feel less motivated even     though you're not stressed, [02:41] Ryou     and you feel emotionally uneasy. [02:44] Asuna     What causes it? [02:46] Ryou     The definitive cause is unclear, [02:48] Ryou     but neurotransmitters such as melatonin     are known to be influenced by sunlight. [02:53] Ryou     So, for example, with winter depression, [02:55] Ryou     it's said that reduced exposure to     sunlight throws off that balance. [02:59] Asuna     I see... [03:01] Asuna     So how is it treated? [03:02] Ryou     There's actually something     called "light therapy." SIGN    Winner Therapy [03:05] Asuna     "Winner therapy"? SIGN    Lucky Pendant SIGN    This pendant alone     will bring you wealth and     gorgeous women!! [03:09] Pendant     Luck [03:13] Asuna     If you're relying on something     like that, you've already lost. [03:16] Ryou     What did you just imagine?! SIGN    Winner SIGN    Therapy [03:18] Ryou     Light therapy is, as the name suggests, SIGN    Light SIGN    Therapy [03:20] Ryou     therapy exposing the patient to     light for a set amount of time. [03:23] Ryou     Exposing them to light similar to that     of the sun can improve winter depression. SIGN    Mmph...     Five more minutes... [03:28] Ryou     Of course, exposure to sunlight is     always important, not just in winter. [03:32] Ryou     According to research, people who have     trouble waking up feel lonely more easily [03:36] Ryou     and have a tendency toward depression. [03:38] Asuna     What?! [03:39] Ryou     Being slow to start in the morning makes     you less motivated throughout the day. [03:44] Ryou     By opening the curtains to get sunlight as     soon as you get up, you'll wake up faster, [03:47] Ryou     and your body's internal balance     will begin to adjust itself. [03:50] Ryou     This makes you feel better     throughout the day. [03:54] Asuna     I see! [03:55] Asuna     In any case, don't keep     watching this anime forever. [03:58] Asuna     Go outside and get some sun! Right? [04:00] Ryou     Huh? Oh... Right... I guess... [04:03] Asuna     And that means my sister's     mental health might improve [04:06] Asuna     by getting some sun on the beach right now. [04:08] Ryou     Well, I don't know how "healthy" the     things she comes up with will ever be... [04:12] Iyashi     Asuna! [04:17] Iyashi     I got so much sunlight, I burned. [04:21] Ryou     You're too burned! [04:28] Iyashi     What should a grown woman do     when she forgets her sunblock [04:31] Iyashi     and gets depressed just thinking     about what this will do to her skin? [04:35] Ryou     It's a bit late for that... [04:37] Ryou     Uh, never mind. I said nothing. SIGN    Before it's too late,     visit the mental clinic! SIGN    This program is a work of fiction. There is no guarantee that the treatments mentioned herein     will work. Before having a medical exam, make sure the doctor deals in these treatments first.